In op-eds published in October and November, GoDaddy.com’s EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Christine Jones, called SOPA “a welcome step in the right direction” and “thoughtful and comprehensive,” declared its opponents “myopic” and complained that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is too limited with regard to trademark infringement. She also made a surprisingly patriotic argument in favor of the act, writing that “[t]his debate is about preserving, protecting, and creating American jobs, and protecting American consumers from the dangers that they face on-line. Americans should have ready access to purchase legitimate American products.”

In response to this, one Reddit user has launched a boycott of GoDaddy, moving his business’ 51 domains from the company, and suggesting December 29 as “Move Your Domain Away from GoDaddy Day.” Fellow Redditors immediately commented, supporting this suggestion and sharing not only GoDaddy horror stories, but also alternative hosting companies or offering promotional codes to make switching more attractive (Sample codes: “BYEBYEGD” and “SOPASucks”).

In a statement released last night to Ars Technica, GoDaddy is playing down the boycott, saying that the company “has received some emails that appear to stem from the boycott prompt, but we have not seen any impact to our business. We understand there are many differing opinions on the SOPA regulations.”